The Green Barn Workshop
Books and Projects
One of my favorite authors, when I was growing up, was James Michener. He was the bestselling author of books like Centennial and Tales of the South Pacific. I loved his books, but one of the things I found most interesting was his writing process. He would work on his latest novel each morning for four or five hours, take a break for lunch, and then work in his woodshop on craft projects until late in the afternoon. In the evenings he would go for long walks in the neighborhood of his house in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
Since I have retired from teaching and construction work this has become my goal - to emulate that lifestyle and share my writing and craft projects with friends and family. Please, "keep in touch" by subscribing to my newsletter to keep the conversation going.
Med Vänligen Hälsningar!
With kind regards.
David Parrott
Håkan Magnusson
My latest book release is
Håkan Magnusson - A Swedish Apocalypse Story
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Green Barn Workshop Hobbies
This is the culmination of a couple of years of work on the mechanical elements of my 1958 MGA project - the car I used to sit in as a kid up in the neighborhood by Juniata School in DuBois.
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Who Killed Punxsy Phil
Who Killed Punxsy Phil is an engaging short novel that features a cast of animal characters led by the intrepid sleuth Thomas Beaver.
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Murder in Manzanar
It is April, 1943, and Kenzo Takei, a five-year old Japanese-American boy witness the violent death of a white camp employee in the apple orchard at the Manzanar concentration camp in California.
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The Last Best Hope
The South has won the Civil War. Robert E. Lee is President of the Confederate States of America, and Abraham Lincoln is paralyzed and a fugitive.
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Håkan Magnusson: A Swedish Apocalypse Story
The world as we know it has ended. A band of survivors clings to life in the icy grip of a four-year nuclear winter. Meanwhile, at the Ångström Laboratory in Uppsala, an evil supercomputer is directing their lives.
Learn moreGreen Barn Workshop Project Videos
Bear Visit
Tucker alerted Leslie that there was a bear in the yard... he checked out her garden, then went up on the terrace to eat some pears and do a back scratch on the one apple
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Building garage
This video shows the stages of building a new garage connected to our house. It was begun during the early days of the Covid pandemic (March 2020) and fully completed only recently.
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Fall Steam Up of Full Size 1870's Locomotive Replica
Gary Gilmore who built this locomotive stops by to give a lesson on how to safely build up a head of steam and run the engine.
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